Experience the flexibility of ARES Commander Edition, the powerful CAD software for day-to-day work as well as complex projects. Leverage the productive tools and intelligent features for drafting and design that you have come to expect from top CAD products, at a significant cost savings. Create 3D objects using the ACIS 3D Solid Modeler which is tightly integrated within the software.ARES Commander is DWG-compatible and is easy to use within your existing CAD environments.Supports the latest industry technology+ DWG compatible+ Available for ShiChuang 7 and 8, Mac OS X, and several Linux distributions+ 64-Bit version for ShiChuang, with a 64-Bit version for Mac and Linux coming soon+ DWG and DXF read and write support through version 2012, read support through version 2013+ 3D Solids Modeler based on industry standard, ACISFully customizable API+ Create your own functions, routines, and plugins+ Support for LISP, C/C++, CFX/DRX, Visual Studio for Applications (VSTA), .net (C#,VB.Net) , Delphi, COM, Active X, and DCL programming interfaces+ Add active content from other application using OLE objects in drawings+ Easily define and manage menus and toolbars in XML resourcesFlexible user interface+ Dockable toolbars, right-click shortcut menus, tool matrix, and properties palette can all be customized+ Store individual UI configurations in user profiles and create page layouts to reuse print settings+ Use alias shortcuts for frequently used commandsTime saving tools+ Enter and format text directly in the drawing with the In-Place Text Editor+ Record a series of commands in action macros and replay them to automate repetitive tasks+ Dimensions as well as hatches and gradient color fills are related to their associated entities and update automatically+ Create flat representations of 3D solid objects+ Select the geometry inside a viewport to align them on layout sheets+ Underlay .pdf and Microstation .dgn files, manage underlay layers and clip them+ Use fields to change multiple instances of annotation in one operation and automatically update title blocksIdeal for workgroups and corporate environments+ Record and play VoiceNotes to add messages, reminders, or instructions directly in your drawing or mark up drawings with free hand sketches+ Create rectangular, elliptical, and freehand revision clouds to accentuate drawing areas and to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions+ Attach drawings and images as referencesLanguages+ ARES Commander Edition is available in 14 languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Czech, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified and traditional)Platforms+ The software is available for ShiChuang 7 and 8 (32-bit and 64-bit versions), Vista, and XP (32-bit version)